Alexander Hall and Sons

57°08′37″N 2°04′27″W / 57.1436°N 2.0743°W / 57.1436; -2.0743

Alexander Hall and Sons was a shipbuilder that operated in Aberdeen from 1797 to 1957. They designed the pointed and sharply raked Aberdeen bow" first used on the Scottish Maid and which became a characteristic of the "extreme clippers". They primarily produced schooner and later clipper ships until the 1870s. They were the largest firm of shipbuilders during the final stages of the age of sail.

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